Direct
Thermal Labels don’t use a ribbon for printing purpose.On the other hand
Thermal Transfer Labels are printed using ribbons.The main reason is that
direct thermal label and Tags substance prints by using the heat of the print
head to print the image.
In
recent world the use of carbon for printing purpose has been considerably
reduced.This has laid to a growing demand of Thermal Label and Tags in most of the companies.With use of direct
thermal label, there has been a reduction of use of thermal transfer ribbons.The ribbon uses a polythene material rather than any crude oil products.So by
reducing thermal transfer printing, companies are working on reducing the use
of carbon for printing purpose.After use in thermal transfer, the ribbons are
thrown away which invariably causes pollution to the environment.Direct
Thermal process thus protects the environment.
There has been considerable growth in the use
of direct thermal printing with the use of materials that help in reduction of
use of carbon in printing process.It makes the overall process much simple as
no ribbon is used for the printing process.